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My guest today is Author Virginia Smith, a great gal, who writes FUN books. Here’s Ginny:<\/p>\n

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“When I think of the strong women who have influenced my life, I can\u2019t help but think of my mom. Born to parents who were members of the \u201ccountry club\u201d society, they raised her with the idea that she was destined to marry a wealthy man so she didn\u2019t need to worry about silly things like math or science. Of course, it didn\u2019t turn out that way. She fell in love with my father, who didn\u2019t come from a wealthy family, and they eloped when she was a senior in high school. I was born when she was only 17, so when all her friends went off to college, Mom stayed home to raise me and, not long afterward, my sister, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

I got my love of fiction from Mom. She has always devoured books. One of my earliest memories is of Mom standing at the stove, absently stirring a simmering pot with one hand, totally absorbed in the book she held in the other hand. She read to me, too, and then discussed the stories with me. She listened to my opinions, as though my thoughts really mattered, and encouraged me to express myself. And she didn\u2019t just read fiction, either. She read everything she could get her hands on. She\u2019s one of the most intelligent women I\u2019ve ever met. This same girl who was told not to worry her pretty little head about science, now reads textbooks about quantum physics for fun<\/i>!<\/span><\/p>\n

But I think the thing I admire most about my mother is the strength of her dedication to the Lord. Life hasn\u2019t always been easy for her, but her relationship with God has never faltered. Even when life threw her a few curves she didn\u2019t see coming, she never doubted that He had a plan for her, and that it was a good plan, and that she could trust Him to bring it to fruition. She made sure I knew that, too. I think that knowledge \u2013 that God loves me and has a good plan for my life \u2013 is the single most important factor that has shaped me to be the person I am today. I owe that to my mom.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As I wrote Third Time\u2019s a Charm, <\/i>I put pieces of myself into the main character, Tori. Her mother has been the mainstay in her life, and a constant source of love and approval. She provides Tori with strength in the midst of life\u2019s storms, just as my mom has done for me.<\/span>“<\/p>\n

AUTHOR BIO: Virginia Smith is the author of over a dozen novels including Stuck in the Middle, <\/i>which was a finalist for the 2009 American Christian Fiction Writers Book of the Year award. Her latest book is Third Time\u2019s a Charm, <\/i>the heartwarming conclusion to the Sister-to-Sister Series. Learn more about Ginny and enter her Prize Bonanza Giveaway at <\/span>www.VirginiaSmith.org<\/u><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks, Virginia.–Lyn
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